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Angelia Allen is an at-large member of the Portsmouth Public Schools school board in Virginia. Allen won the seat in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections[edit]
2016[edit]
'Five of the nine seats on the Portsmouth Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Ted Lamb, Costella Williams, Sarah Duncan Hinds won re-election to their seats. Angelia Allen and LaKeesha Atkinson won the remaining two seats up for election. Incumbent Keith Nance, De'Andre Barnes, and JoAnn Clarke finished sixth, seventh, and eighth in the race.[1]
Results[edit]
| Portsmouth Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sarah Duncan Hinds Incumbent |
16.65% | 21,605 |
| Costella Williams Incumbent |
14.44% | 18,734 |
| Ted Lamb Incumbent |
13.49% | 17,513 |
| Angelia Allen |
12.00% | 15,577 |
| LaKeesha Atkinson |
11.67% | 15,143 |
| Keith Nance Incumbent | 10.96% | 14,223 |
| JoAnn Clarke | 10.95% | 14,205 |
| De'Andre Barnes | 9.51% | 12,344 |
| Write-in votes | 0.34% | 436 |
| Total Votes | 129,780 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 November General Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding[edit]
Allen reported $3,532.32 in contributions and $3,361.45 in expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections, which left her campaign with $170.87 on hand as of October 17, 2016.[2]
Endorsements[edit]
Allen received an official endorsement from the Martin Luther King Leadership Committee.[3]
About the district[edit]
- See also: Portsmouth Public Schools, Virginia
Portsmouth Public Schools is located in southeastern Virginia in Portsmouth. Portsmouth is an independent city and therefore does not belong to a county. This city was home to 96,201 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the 16th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 14,970 students.[5]
Demographics[edit]
Portsmouth underperformed compared to Virginia as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 19.5 percent of city residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 35.8 percent of state residents. The median household income in Portsmouth was $46,239, compared to $64,792 for the state. The poverty rate was 18.2 percent in the county, compared to 11.8 percent for the entire state.[4]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
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Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Portsmouth, Virginia, "Office of the Registrar General," accessed July 14, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 18, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Angelia Allen for Portsmouth," October 5, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts: Portsmouth (city), Virginia," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 9, 2015
| 2016 Portsmouth Public Schools Elections | |
| Portsmouth, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Ted Lamb • Incumbent, Costella Williams • Incumbent, Sarah Duncan Hinds • Incumbent, Keith Nance • Incumbent, Joann Clarke • Angelia Allen • LaKeesha Atkinson • De'Andre Barnes |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
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